Week#3 Post

Sergio Cordon

One University Dr.

Camarillo, California 93012

Santa Cruz Village Rm D211A

 

Dr. Stacey Anderson

CSU Channel Islands

Camarillo, California 93012

 

After reading the article “Navigating Articles” by Kerry Dirk, I learned many interesting facts about how genre can be so important to how we write our articles, papers and letters. Genre is used to incorporate both mood and subject to the text which for most readers would seem very difficult to comprehend had they not already understood at first. Which can vary from the type that you are writing from simply letters, papers, articles, etc. They say “is not to trivialize the study of genres; it is to take seriously the rhetoric in which we are immersed and the situations in which we find ourselves.” (Dirk 254). This quote explains that you must focus on not making such a light matter out of the genre and to maintain absolute focus so as to not be misunderstood by others.

 

They also want to ask what kind of purpose would I have for this and it is mainly concerning how genre can be effective in putting these different genres to use in different subjects and how they are affecting the subject at hand. Genre is mainly used to describe one theme or group on the subject in order to make use of the writer’s expression and individualism. For example, “new happens that requires a response, someone must create that first response.” (Dirk 252). This quote means that in order to express our individualism and create a genre we must create the first response in order to give genre its meaning. Genre can mean a variety of terms but one of the most common would definitely be a type of group or other such group specifically for their field.

Sincerely,

Sergio

 

Works Cited

Dirk, Kerry. “Navigating Genres.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Ed. Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky. Vol. 1. West Lafayette, IN: Parlor P, 2010. 249-262. Writing Spaces. Web. 10 Feb. 2016.